Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my oldest and youngest daughter at the Jacksonville cemetery. It was established in 1860. Thousands of tourists along with locals visit the cemetery every year.
The history and the craftsmanship of the head stones is fascinating. There are sections throughout the cemetery such as Masonic, Catholic, Jewish, etc...
I know, some of you think it is morbid to visit a cemetery, but others also find it fascinating. Stew over at http://brightergrave.blogspot.com/ and John over at http://disasterfilm.blogspot.com/ I'm sure will like this post today.
Hoping you will enjoy the pics.
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| The Krause family was one of the first to settle here in the valley back in the 1850's. |
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| Just like the headstone on this one. |
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| This is the marker for the Paupers section. There are no headstones in the section. The last man who was hung in Jacksonville is buried here somewhere. |
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| The quality and craftsmanship of some of the old headstones is quite remarkable. |
Until next time.......................................
